Dump rake



Um. 341, N51 c. R. PEARSON DUMP RAKE 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed June 16, 1949 INVENTOR -PEAR s n N CHARLES: R

@Qih 3Q, 1951 c, PEARSQN 2,57%04 DUMP RAKE Filed June 16, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTOR. EHARLES RQPEARSU N Patented Oct. 30, 1951 UNIT ED ST PATENT F F I CE;

DUMP RAKE 7 Charles R. Pearson, Newington; Va. Application-Junelfi, 1949, Serial No. 99,533

(01. Eff-27S) 3 Claims;

This' invention relates to improvements indumprakes of the character used-,- particularly for raking hay into wi'ndnows- Dump rakes ofv the. character usedheretofore;

ust the implement-.from. hisseat on-the. tracton. been provided. heretofore. with power 11ft. devicesoperated; byhydraulic means.

Tractors. have whichfunction in the tractor. tractor of. thatcharacter. it hasbeencustomarymerely to utilize the tractor. as. a draftdevice. for the rake.

response to the. power plant of- One object of this invention.is,to.overcome.the

objections heretofore encountered in. theuse of conventional rakes, especiallyas. have beenprovifdted. for operationby a tractorhaving: a. power A further object of the invention is to sim plify. and improve the: construction of. a dump rake. to, enable it to. be.

per-form effectively. the functionv of raking hayr into the windrows with provisionsfordumping the rake. by the operation; of. thepower'liftof the-tractor...

Still another objectof thednvention. is to im-- provethe construction. of thedump rake where.- by it.may be. operated as well as. sup rted the tractor, functioning in its dumping operation.

in. response. to operation.- of. the mechanism. of thepower. liftof. thetractor to raise and, lower the. tines at. suitable intervals according. to. the will oftheoperator...

These objects may be accomplished according. to one embodiment of the invention bytlie. pro.- vision. of, at supporting. frame structure. carried directly onthe. tractor to. which is. connected. a tiltable. support. on which. the. tines. are mounted; This tiltable support. is. operatively connected with the power. liit-on the tractor so as to function. in. response. thereto. for. raising. or lowering the tines atdesired intervalsaccordingto the will of; theoperator. Suitable-means. is provided on thesupporting frame structure .to insureof; clearingofthehay fromthetines.

This embodiment isillustrated generally. intlie' aeco npanyingdrawings in which.

Such. a. construction. has, been. not only However, in. attaching a rake to. a.

i manufactured. at rela-etlvely. low. cost,andither.eby sold at areasonable price. for the. consumer which. will. nevertheless.

. 2 Fig. 1. is a side elevation of a tractor. showing a. dump rake attached. thereto with: a. part".

of the. tractor andrakebrokenaway and'i'nsection.

Fig. 2 is a topplanview of the dump rake sliowing the means of. attachmentto the tractor...

Fig. 3- is a. detail" perspective View of. av hinge. connection of the supportingmember.

Fig, 4 is-z-a similar View of a. portion of thetine. support.

The invention is: shown in Fig. 1 as-appl'iedto atractorof a-conventional type merely. for purpose of illustration andit will be under-stood."tliiat.v it. is capable: ofuse generally with any. suitable power means although it-is preferred. thatit Be used with atractor of the. type. having apower. lift for manipulation and control of. the. rake. The tractor is designated generally by thenu, merai. I and is shown asprovided with atractor frame'z supported by front and rear wheel's- 3and. 4.:respectively.. Therear wheels are power driven. through suitable. transmission. means. not shown. in detail. but enclosed within a portion of the frame 2- and. within a gear housing generally; designatedatfibeside each of. the rear wheelsll.

Also; mounted on the tractor I is a hydraulic power device generally designated atB- of. achareacter well known in? the art. which. neednotbe described. in detail. Usually such hydraulic. power device includesa cylinder having a.pist'on. mounted therein and operateolby hydraulicpres sure controlled by a suitable valve generally indiicate'd at I capable. of. manipulation by means oi. aihand lever B mounted on the'tractor in. a cone venient-position: for operationand control by the.

The" cross shaft l2" upon which the arm HE is" fixed; also has an arm M'- secured rigidlythereto: or turned. laterally 'therefrom asshown' in Fig; 2; Arm extension [5 is adjustably mounted on'. the:-

arm [4' by machine; screws l 6" for detachably and adjustably securing the extension I5 on' the arm ['41 The. gear housing 5"is provided" usually with 22 pair. offspaced mounting bolts IT projecting laterally.- from. each of the housings 5 in position for engagement. by draw bar means" or mounting means of various implements that maybecon 3 nected with the tractor. Secured rigidly by the mounting bolts l! are draw bars I9, one for each wheel of the tractor as will be apparent from Figs. 1 and 2, the draw bars |9 being attached respectively at the forward ends |9a to the wheel housings 5 rigidly by the mounting bolts H.

The rear end |9b of each draw bar l9 extends to a supporting frame member 2|] to which both draw bars |9 are secured rigidly in longitudinally spaced relation as. shown in Fig. 2. Any suitable means may be used for anchoring the draw bars l9 to the supporting member 20 but I have shown for purpose of illustration an anchoring bar 2| secured by bolts 22 to the supporting bar 20. The anchoring bar 2| in turn is secured rigidly to the draw bar |9 by being bolted, riveted, welded or otherwise fastened thereto.

A mounting bracket is shown at 23 permanently secured on one face of each of the draw bars I9 adjacent the supporting 'bar 20 and projecting laterally therefrom. A hinge member 24 is mounted upon the bracket 23 and is shown as secured thereto by bolts or other fastenings 25. Co-acting with the hinge member 24 is a second hinge member 26 in inter-fitting relation therewith and connected thereto by a hinge pin 21 so as to form a hinge connection with the supporting frame structure of the tractor. One such hinge structure is provided at each side of the longitudinal center of the tractor at or adjacent each ofthe draw bars H! as shown in Fig. 2.

The hinge members 26 are connected with brackets 28 which cooperate to support a tine supporting member 29 mounted rigidly thereon and secured thereto as shown in Fig. 2. The member 29 is shown in the form of an angle bar although any suitable form of structure may be used as desired.

:The tines are shown at 39 and may be of the usual character illustrated generally in the drawings although any suitable form thereof may be used as desired. Usually the tines 30 are formed of steel rods bent somewhat into semi-circular shape with sharpened lower ends to engage the ground while the opposite ends are adapted to be mounted on the supporting means of the rake. Said opposite ends are designated generally at 3| and are shown as pivotally mountedon the support member 29. Clip brackets are used for anchoring the tine ends 3| to the bar 29 as shown at 32, which brackets are held in place by bolts 33 'for detachably mounting the-brackets on the bar. While a separate bracket may be provided for each of the tines I have shown in Fig. 4 a form of bracket which secures four tines in place. This bracket is provided with slots 34 extending transversely thereof through which the tines extend, each of the slots extending to an under groove 35 in an edge portion of the bracket 32 in which the ends 3| of the tines are hingedly mounted.

Each of the brackets 28 has an outwardly extending arm 36 fixed thereto provided with a plurality of openings 36' therein for selective engagement by the lower end of a rod 31 extending upwardly therefrom through a guide 38. A coiled spring 39 is interposed between the guide member 38 and a stop 40 adjustably mounted on the rod-3l adjacent the lower end thereof normally tending to urge the rod downwardly with respect to the guide member 38, thereby tending to push downward resiliently on the connected arm 36.

The guide members 38 are mounted on a cross rod 4| connected intermediate its ends by a bracket 42 with the armextension l5 as shown 11 Fig. 1.

It will be evident from this construction that the tines 30 are held by the support member 29 which latter is pivotally mounted at 21 on the stationary support member 20. When the hydraulic power device 6 is operated to shift the arm l4 and its extension |5 in a downward direction clockwise as viewed in Fig. l the arm extension |5 will act through the bracket 42 and cross rod 4| to urge the guide members 38 downward. These guide members 38 will compress the springs 39 thereby urging the rods 31 downward which in turn act on the arms 36 to swing the tine support member 29 in a clockwise direction about the pivots 21. This action will tend to urge the lower ends of the tines toward the ground in raking position when the rake is drawn over the surface and thereby accumulating within the rake a quantity of hay as desired.

When the device reaches the windrow and it is desired to dump the hay, the operator shifts the hand lever B and valve 1 in a direction to operate the power device 6. This power device acts through the rod ID to swing the arm I and cross shaft |2 in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1, thereby raising the arms M and their extensions l5. This action in turn will raise the rods 21 and pull upward on the arms 26 shifting the tine support 29 about the hinge pins 21 in a direction to raise the tines 30 from the ground to dump the hay contained in the rake.

Provision may be made as desired to insure of cleaning of tines from the hay by the provision of clearing rods 43 spaced at intervals along the rake as shown in Fig. 2. Each of the rods 43 extends rearwardly from the support member 20 to which it is anchored in any suitable manner at 44. I have shown an eye-bolt as a suitable form of anchoring means which will embrace the rod 43 and clamp it securely to the support member 20. The clearance rods 43 are shown as connected together by a cross rod 45 which is secured to the several clearance rods 43 by clamps 46 and bolts 41. Eye-bolts may be used for this purpose also and have been very effective in cooperation with the clips for anchoring these parts together.

This construction provides a dump rake of simple and inexpensive character which may be manufactured at low cost. It provides also for not only the supporting of the rake directly on the tractor but also the operation of the rake in dumping the hay directly by the power device on the tractor so as to insure of a positive and efiective dumping action when desired as well as effecting raking of the hay when in use. The unit may be applied or detached readily from the tractor in a simple and unitary action.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in one embodiment it is recognized that variations and changes may be made therein without departing from the invention except as specified in the claims.

I claim:

1. A dump rake comprising a pair of elongated, laterally spaced and parallel draw bars having opposed ends, means detachably connecting one of the respective ends of said draw bars with a traction device, a frame member rigidly secured to the other respective ends of said draw bars, a hinge plate fixedly mounted on each of said draw bars adjacent said frame member, a pair of brackets each having an extension arm provided with a plurality of apertures, means pivotally connecting each of said brackets with one of said hinge plates, 9. tine supporting member rigidly secured to said brackets for pivotal action therewith, a plurality of spaced tines pivotally and detachably mounted on said tine supporting member, a rod having opposed ends complementing each of said arms, each of said rods having one of their respective ends selectively engaging within one of said apertures formed in their cooperating arms, a cross rod, means connecting said cross rod with the other of said ends of said rods, and means connected with said cross rod to efiect rotation of said tine supporting member about its pivotal connection.

2. A dump rake as defined in claim 1, and a plurality of clearing rods rigidly secured to said frame member, and each of said rods extending between an adjacent pair of tines.

3. A dump rake comprising a pair of elongated, laterally spaced and substantially parallel draw bars, having opposed ends, means for detachably connecting the draw bars with a traction device, a frame member rigidly secured to the draw bars, a hinge plate fixed on each of the draw bars adjacent the frame member, a pair of brackets, means pivotally connecting each of the REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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